Infinity-Flow And Throat Hit Modulator For Electronic Aerosol Delivery Systems

ABSTRACT

Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) are known to be safer alternatives to conventional burn-down tobacco products. An ENDS product generally includes orders of magnitude less chemicals than those generated by the incomplete combustion of tobacco. As such, there is a continuing interest in developing alternative drug-delivery products that offer less harmful ENDS consumption and that are optimized for end-user and exposed non-user safety while mitigating appeal and exposure to youth and non-users. A device-based method is provided for regulating an electronic aerosolizer system wherein culminating device-based methodologies function based on ignition signaling and/or pressure-sensitive adiabatic manipulation. Further, ignition triggers generate external and/or internal regulation depending on or targeting for optimal aerosolization of nicotine, cannabinoid formulations to minimize exposure to carcinogens in smoke.

PRIORITY

This application claims the benefit of and priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/867,451, filed Jun. 27, 2019, the entirety of which is incorporated herein by reference.

FIELD

Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to the field of electronic drug-delivery systems. More specifically, embodiments of the disclosure relate to an intelligent regulator and methods for regulating electronic aerosolizer systems.

BACKGROUND

Electronic cigarettes, Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS), and vaping devices, in general, have been shown to be safer alternatives compared to conventional burn-down tobacco products. Vaping remains a mostly physical event as compared to the chemical reactions that occur during the incomplete combustion of tobacco that occurs during conventional cigarette smoking. Outside of trace, nominal, or negligible side-products, when compared to tobacco smoking, the physical event of forming an aerosol from glycerol or another aerosol-former solution will not generate the level of toxins formed during the incomplete combustion of tobacco.

Whereas tobacco smoking remains a chemical reaction with oxygen, resulting in the incomplete combustion of tobacco, vaping is a relatively low temperature, controlled aerosolization of aerosol forming agent(s) contained in an electronic cigarette device. There are nearly 9600 chemical components found in tobacco and tobacco smoke. The number of chemicals potentially found in ENDS products is a couple of hundred at best. Each individual ENDS product generally includes orders of magnitude less chemicals than those generated by the incomplete combustion of cigarettes. As such, there is a continuing interest in developing alternative smoking products that offer less harmful ENDS consumption and that are optimized for end-user and exposed non-user safety while mitigating appeal and exposure to youth and non-users.

SUMMARY

Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) are known to be safer alternatives to conventional burn-down tobacco products. An ENDS product generally includes orders of magnitude less chemicals than those generated by the incomplete combustion of tobacco. As such, there is a continuing interest in developing alternative drug-delivery products that offer less harmful ENDS consumption and that are optimized for end-user and exposed non-user safety while mitigating appeal and exposure to youth and non-users. A device-based method is provided for regulating an electronic aerosolizer system wherein culminating device-based methodologies function based on ignition signaling and/or pressure-sensitive adiabatic manipulation. Further, ignition triggers generate external and/or internal regulation depending on or targeting for optimal aerosolization.

In an exemplary embodiment, an intelligent regulator for an electronic drug-delivery system includes a switch, a voltage detector coupled with a heating wire, a regulation device coupled to the switch and the voltage detector, respectively, a display electrically connected to an output of the regulation device, and a battery electrically connected to the switch, the voltage detector, the regulation device and the display, respectively. The regulation device sends a regulate signal to the voltage detector to make the voltage detector acquire a terminal voltage of the heating wire. After receiving a signal from the switch, whether the heating wire of an atomizer is in a short-circuit condition, an open-circuit condition or a normal condition is detected based on the acquired signal, and a detection result is output such that these conditions of the heating wire are observed directly by end-users, with optional updates to a Bluetooth integrated smartphone application tracking outputs.

In an exemplary embodiment, a device-based method for regulating an electronic aerosolizer system comprises: step S1, sending, by a switch, a high voltage signal of ignition and/or discharge to a regulate device; step S2, receiving, by the regulation device, the high voltage signal of ignition and/or discharge from the switch, sending a regulate signal to a voltage detector to make the voltage detector acquire a terminal voltage of a heating wire of an aerosolizer via an acquired signal, detecting whether the heating wire is in a normal or an abnormal condition, according to the acquired signal, and outputting a detection result; and step S3, displaying, by an external and/or internal display, an output signal from the regulate device to show whether the heating wire is in the normal or the abnormal condition, such that a user directly observes the condition of the heating wire.

In another exemplary embodiment, in the step S2, a built-in electronic aerosolizer system menu in the regulation device is output to the display, while whether the heating wire is in the normal or the abnormal condition is output to the display, and when the electronic aerosolizer system menu is displayed by the aforementioned display in the step S3, a following step is executed: step S4, receiving, via an external or internal input device, instructions to select start options in the menu, showing parameter values in other options in the menu, or sending a signal to the regulation device to adjust the parameter values, wherein the regulation device adjusts the corresponding parameter values after receiving the signal for adjustment from the input device, and outputs the adjusted parameter values to the display for display. In another exemplary embodiment, before the step of S1, the device-based method further comprises: step Q1, detecting, by the regulation device, whether a Universal Serial Bus (μUSB) interface is connected with a power supply with an output voltage, if the result of the detection is no, then proceeding to the step S1, and if the result of the detection is yes, proceeding to a step Q2; and the step Q2, determining, by the regulation device, whether the power supply connected with the μUSB interface is an intelligence terminal device, if the result of the determination is negative and/or signal-less, then recharging the battery, and if the result of the determination is positive and/or signaling, establishing a communication with the intelligent terminal device; wherein when the switch is switched on B times in A second(s) and when time for one ignition and/or discharge is less than C second(s), the high voltage signal sent from the switch is determined to be a valid activating signal.

In another exemplary embodiment, in the step S4, if an option of starting in the menu is selected, the device-based method further comprises: step S5, if the regulation device fails to detect the high voltage signal from the switch for one ignition and/or discharge in D second(s), the regulation device regulating the regulator to enter a standby state, and if the regulation device detects the high voltage signal from the switch for one ignition and/or discharge in D second(s), then proceeding to a step S6; and the step S6, the regulation device regulating a voltage adjustment device to supply power to a load such that the electronic aerosolizer system starts to be smoked. In another exemplary embodiment, after the step of S5, the device-based method further comprises step S5, detecting, by the regulation device, whether a capacity of the battery is greater than 0%, if the result of the detection is negative or signal-less, proceeding to perform a shutdown, and if the result of the detection is positive or signaling, proceeding to the step S6.

In another exemplary embodiment, parameters of the regulation device of the electronic aerosolizer system include a maximum number of draft, drag, and/or draws of one day, and between the steps S5 a and S6, the device-based method further comprises a step S5 b of detecting whether number of draft, drag, and/or draws of the day reaches the maximum number of draft, drag, and/or draws, if the detected result of S5 b is yes, then the regulation device regulates the regulator to enter a standby state, and if the detected result of S5 b is negative nor signaling, then proceeding to S6. In another exemplary embodiment, after supplying power to the load of the step S6, the device-based method further comprises: step S7, detecting, by the regulation device, whether the switch is switched off, if the result of detection is positive or signaling, the regulator enters the standby state, and if the result of detection is negative nor signaling, proceeding to a step S8; the step S8, detecting, by the regulation device, whether the switch is switched on for F second(s), if the result of detection is negative nor signaling, the regulation device regulating the voltage adjustment device to supply power to a load, and if the result of detection is positive, proceeding to a step S9; and the step S9, outputting, by the regulation device, a regulate signal to terminate supplying power to the load. In another exemplary embodiment, the method further comprises a step S10 wherein in the standby state, if the regulation device fails to detect the high voltage signal from the switch for an ignition and/or discharge, the regulator enters a sleep state to wait to be woken up by another high voltage signal from the switch to the regulation device.

In another exemplary embodiment, the method further comprises: acquiring, by the voltage detector, a voltage of the battery; comparing the acquired voltage of the battery with a reference voltage by the voltage comparison device to obtain a voltage difference; amplifying the voltage difference after comparing and sending the amplified voltage difference to the regulation device; and converting, by the regulation device, the amplified voltage difference to get an actual value of the voltage of the battery, obtaining the remaining number of draft, drag, and/or draws for the voltage of the battery according to the actual value of the voltage and the output voltage required for one ignition and/or discharge of the switch, and outputting the voltage of the battery and the remaining number of draft, drag, and/or draws to the display for the user to directly observe the current voltage of the battery and the remaining number of draft, drag, and/or draws.

In an exemplary embodiment, a device-based method for regulating an electronic aerosolizer system comprises: Step S7, detecting, by a regulation device, whether a switch is switched off, after supplying power to the load, if the result of detection is yes, the regulator enters the standby state, and if the result of detection is no, proceeding to a step S8; the step S8, detecting, by the regulation device, whether the switch is switched on for F second(s), if the result of detection is no, the regulation device regulating a voltage adjustment device to supply power to a load, and if the result of detection is yes, proceeding to a step S9; and the step S9, outputting, by the regulation device, a regulate signal to terminate supplying power to the load.

In another exemplary embodiment, before the step S7, the device-based method further comprises: step S5, after an option of starting is selected, if the regulation device fails to detect the high voltage signal from the switch for one ignition and/or discharge in D second(s), the regulation device regulating the regulator to enter a standby state, and if the regulation device detects the high voltage signal from the switch for one ignition and/or discharge in D second(s), then proceeding to a step S6; and the step S6, the regulation device regulating a voltage adjustment device to supply power to a load such that the electronic aerosolizer system starts to be operated. In another exemplary embodiment, after the step of S5, the device-based method further comprises step S5, detecting, by the regulation device, whether a capacity of the battery is greater than 0%, if the result of the detection is no, proceeding to perform a shutdown, and if the result of the detection is yes, proceeding to the step S6. In another exemplary embodiment, parameters of the regulation device of the electronic aerosolizer system include a maximum number of draft, drag, and/or draws of one day, and between the steps S5 a and S6, the device-based method further comprises a step S5 b of detecting whether number of draft, drag, and/or draws of the day reaches the maximum number of draft, drag, and/or draws, if the detected result of S5 b is yes, then the regulation device regulates the regulator to enter a standby state, and if the detected result of S5 b is negative, then proceeding to S6.

In another exemplary embodiment, the device-based method further comprises: step S1, sending, by the switch, a high voltage signal of ignition and/or discharge to the regulation device; step S2, receiving, by the regulation device, the high voltage signal of ignition and/or discharge from the switch, sending a regulating signal to a voltage detector to make the voltage detector acquire a terminal voltage of a heating wire of an aerosolizer via an acquired signal, detecting whether the heating wire is in a normal or an abnormal condition, according to the acquired signal, and outputting a detection result; and step S3, displaying, by an external and/or internal display, an output signal from the regulation device to show whether the heating wire is in the normal or the abnormal condition, such that a user directly observes the condition of the heating wire; step S4, receiving, via an external and/or internal input device, instructions to select start options in the menu, showing parameter values in other options in the menu, or sending a signal to the regulation device to adjust the parameter values, wherein the regulation device adjusts the corresponding parameter values after receiving the signal for adjustment from the input device, and outputs the adjusted parameter values to the display for external and/or internal display.

In another exemplary embodiment, before the step of S1, the device-based method further comprises: step Q1, detecting, by the regulation device, whether a micro Universal Serial Bus (μμUSB) interface is connected with a power supply with an output voltage, if the result of the detection is negative or signal-less, then proceeding to the step S1, and if the result of the detection is yes, proceeding to a step Q2; and the step Q2, determining, by the regulation device, whether the power supply connected with the μμUSB interface is an intelligence terminal device, if the result of the determination is negative or signal-less, then recharging the battery, and if the result of the determination is yes, establishing a communication with the intelligent terminal regulator device.

In another exemplary embodiment, when the switch is switched on B times in A second(s) and when time for one ignition and/or discharge is less than C second(s), the high voltage signal sent from the switch is determined to be a valid activating signal. In another exemplary embodiment, the method further comprises: acquiring, by the voltage detector, a voltage of the battery; comparing the acquired voltage of the battery with a reference voltage by the voltage comparison device to obtain a voltage difference or load; amplifying the voltage difference after comparing and sending the amplified voltage difference to the regulation device; and converting, by the regulation device, the amplified voltage difference to get a real-time value of the voltage of the battery, obtaining the remaining number of draft, drag, and/or draws for the voltage of the battery according to the actual value of the voltage and the output voltage required for one ignition and/or discharge of the switch, and outputting the voltage of the battery and the remaining number of draft, drag, and/or draws to the display for the user to directly observe the current voltage of the battery and the remaining number of draft, drag, and/or draws. In another exemplary embodiment, the method further comprises a step S10 wherein in the standby state, if the regulation device fails to detect the high voltage signal from the switch for an ignition and/or discharge, the regulator enters a sleep state to wait to be woken up by another high voltage signal from the switch to the regulation device.

In an exemplary embodiment, a device-based method for regulating an electronic aerosolizer system comprises: steps S1 through S10, and subsequent alternate steps Q1 and Q2, wherein culminating device-based methodologies function based on ignition signaling and/or pressure-sensitive adiabatic manipulation; and wherein ignition triggers generate external and/or internal regulation depending on or targeting for optimal aerosolization.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The drawings refer to embodiments of the present disclosure in which:

FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of an electronic drug-delivery system, in accordance with the present disclosure;

FIG. 1A illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a charge port comprising the electronic drug-delivery system of FIG. 1, according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 1B illustrates an exemplary embodiment of an electronic drug-delivery system, in accordance with the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of an electronic drug-delivery system according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 illustrates a circuit block diagram showing an intelligent regulator according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 illustrates a circuit block diagram showing a switching voltage booster of the display module in the intelligent regulator of FIG. 3 according to the present disclosure; and

FIG. 5 illustrates a flow diagram showing an exemplary embodiment of a device-based method for regulating an electronic aerosolizer system of an electronic drug-delivery system, in accordance with the present disclosure.

While the present disclosure is subject to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof have been shown by way of example in the drawings and will herein be described in detail. The invention should be understood to not be limited to the particular forms disclosed, but on the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present disclosure. It will be apparent, however, to one of ordinary skill in the art that the invention disclosed herein may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, specific numeric references such as “first circuit,” may be made. However, the specific numeric reference should not be interpreted as a literal sequential order but rather interpreted that the “first circuit” is different than a “second circuit.” Thus, the specific details set forth are merely exemplary. The specific details may be varied from and still be contemplated to be within the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. The term “coupled” is defined as meaning connected either directly to the component or indirectly to the component through another component. Further, as used herein, the terms “about,” “approximately,” or “substantially” for any numerical values or ranges indicate a suitable dimensional tolerance that allows the part or collection of components to function for its intended purpose as described herein.

Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) are known to be safer alternatives to conventional burn-down tobacco products. Although tobacco smoking results in the production of nearly 9600 chemical components, vaping is a relatively low temperature, controlled aerosolization of aerosol forming agent(s) that produces a couple of hundred chemical components at best. Each individual ENDS product generally includes orders of magnitude less chemicals than those generated by the incomplete combustion of tobacco. As such, there is a continuing interest in developing alternative smoking products that offer less harmful ENDS consumption and that are optimized for end-user and exposed non-user safety while mitigating appeal and exposure to youth and non-users.

FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of an electronic drug-delivery system (hereinafter, “electronic cigarette”) 100, in accordance with the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 1, the electronic cigarette 100 includes a first portion 104 and a second portion 108 that are coupled together by way of a connection 112. The connection 112 may be achieved by way of a snug-fit, detent, clamp, clasp, magnets, or other suitable convenience. In general, the first portion 104 comprises a replaceable cartridge, and the second portion 108 comprises a reusable fixture. The first portion 104 comprises an outer casing that extends in a longitudinal direction. The second portion 108 also comprises an outer casing extending in the longitudinal direction. In some embodiments, wherein the electronic cigarette 100 is disposable, the outer casing may be a single casing that houses the first and second portions 104, 108. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a comfort sleeve 128 may be disposed on the second portion 108 for ergonomic purposes. The comfort sleeve 128 may be comprised of an of silicone, Latex, rubber, or other pliable material, without limitation.

In general, the first portion 104 includes a pair of parallel inner tubes extending longitudinally within the first portion 104 from outlets 116 disposed in a mouthpiece portion 120 to an aerosolization chamber that includes a heater. The heater may comprise a wire coil, a planar body, a ceramic body, a single wire, a cage of resistive wire or any other suitable form. A wick may be in communication with a liquid material contained in a liquid supply reservoir and in communication with the heater such that the wick disposes the liquid material in proximate relation to the heater. The wick preferably comprises a material having a capacity to draw the liquid material from the liquid supply reservoir by way of capillary action. A power supply disposed in the second portion 108 may be configured to apply voltage across the heater. A heater activation light 124 may be included in the second portion 108 and configured to illuminate when the heater is activated by the power supply. Further, in some embodiments, the heater activation light 124 may include a tricolor LED (light emitting diode) and be configured to indicate cell capacity of the power supply. The first portion 104 also preferably includes at least one air inlet to deliver air to the aerosolization chamber and the pair of parallel inner tubes.

The mouthpiece portion 120 may comprise a mouth end cap having at least two off-axis outlets 116. The mouthpiece portion 120 preferably is of a ricocheting vortex-effect variety configured to cooperate with the abovementioned pair of parallel inner tubes to optimize the pressure for various formulations to properly distribute through the microfluidic cell by capillary effect triggered by the adiabatic manipulation the mouthpiece and conduit offer per formulation viscosity. It is contemplated that the combination of the mouthpiece portion 120 and the parallel inner tubes allow for increased adiabatic expansion and compression, thereby providing a less intense, more even experience to a practitioner of the electronic cigarette 100. It is contemplated that the mouthpiece portion 120 and parallel inner tubes operate to reduce the risk of harm to exposed tissues by minimizing addiction potential of induced tactile responses instead of maximizing those and downstream dependence mechanisms.

FIG. 1A illustrates an exemplary embodiment of a charge port 132 comprising the second portion 108 of the electronic cigarette 100 of FIG. 1, according to the present disclosure. In general, the charge port 132 may be configured to receive a Universal Serial Bus (μSB) plug for charging the power supply inside the second portion 108 by way of an external power source. In some embodiments, the charge port 132 be configured in the form of a magnetic charge port, wherein one or more magnets may be configured to hold the charge port 132 in contact with a similar magnetic port comprising a charger or other external power source. Further, in some embodiments, the charge port 132 may be configured to support μUSB charging and magnetic charging, thereby giving a practitioner of the electronic cigarette 100 a choice in how the power supply inside the second portion 108 is to be charged.

FIG. 1B illustrates an exemplary embodiment of an electronic drug-delivery system 102, in accordance with the present disclosure. The electronic cigarette 102 includes a first portion 106 and a second portion 110 that are coupled together by way of a connection 114. The connection 114 may be achieved by way of a snug-fit, detent, clamp, clasp, magnets, or other suitable convenience. In general, the first portion 106 comprises a replaceable cartridge, and the second portion 110 comprises a reusable fixture. The first portion 106 comprises an outer casing that extends in a longitudinal direction. The second portion 110 also comprises an outer casing extending in the longitudinal direction. In some embodiments, wherein the electronic cigarette 102 is disposable, the outer casing may be a single casing that houses the first and second portions 106, 110. Further, as shown in FIG. 1B, a comfort sleeve 118 may be disposed on the second portion 110 for ergonomic purposes. The comfort sleeve 118 may be comprised of an of silicone, Latex, rubber, or other pliable material, without limitation.

In general, the first portion 106 includes a pair of parallel inner tubes extending longitudinally within the first portion 106 from outlets 116 disposed in a mouthpiece portion 120 to an aerosolization chamber that includes a heater. The heater may comprise a wire coil, a planar body, a ceramic body, a single wire, a cage of resistive wire or any other suitable form. A wick may be in communication with a liquid material contained in a liquid supply reservoir and in communication with the heater such that the wick disposes the liquid material in proximate relation to the heater. The wick preferably comprises a material having a capacity to draw the liquid material from the liquid supply reservoir by way of capillary action. A power supply disposed in the second portion 110 may be configured to apply voltage across the heater. A heater activation light 124 (see FIG. 1) may be included in the second portion 110 and configured to illuminate when the heater is activated by the power supply. Further, in some embodiments, a light 126 may include a tricolor LED (light emitting diode) and be configured to indicate cell capacity of the power supply. The first portion 106 also preferably includes at least one air inlet to deliver air to the aerosolization chamber and the pair of parallel inner tubes.

FIG. 2 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of an electronic cigarette 140 according to the present disclosure. The electronic cigarette 140 is similar to the electronic cigarette 100 shown in FIG. 1, with the exception that the electronic cigarette 140 is includes a size that resembles a cigar. As shown in FIG. 2, the electronic cigarette 140 comprises a first portion 144 and a second portion 148 that are joined by way of a connection 152. The connection 152 may comprises a threaded connection or other convenience such as a snug-fit, detent, clamp, clasp, and/or magnets. The first portion 144 may comprise a replaceable cartridge, and the second portion 148 may comprise a reusable fixture. The first portion 144 generally comprises an outer tube or casing that extends in a longitudinal direction, and the second portion 148 also comprises an outer tube or casing that extends in the longitudinal direction. As described herein, in some embodiments, wherein the electronic cigarette 140 is disposable, the outer tube may be a single tube that houses the first and second portions 144, 148.

As shown in FIG. 2, the first portion 144 includes a pair of parallel inner tubes 154 extending longitudinally within the first portion 144 from outlets 156 disposed in a mouthpiece portion 160 to an aerosolization chamber that includes a heater. It is contemplated that the heater may comprise any of a wire coil, a planar body, a ceramic body, a single wire, a cage of resistive wire or any other suitable form. A wick may be in communication with a liquid contained in a liquid supply reservoir and in communication with the heater such that the wick disposes the liquid in proximate relation to the heater. The wick preferably comprises a material capable of drawing the liquid from the liquid supply reservoir by way of capillary action. A power supply disposed in the second portion 148 may be configured to apply voltage across the heater. A heater activation light 164 may be included in the second portion 148 and configured to illuminate when the heater is activated by the power supply. The first portion 144 also preferably includes at least one air inlet to deliver air to the aerosolization chamber and the pair of parallel inner tubes.

The mouthpiece portion 160 may include at least two outlets 156. The mouthpiece portion 160 preferably is of a ricocheting vortex-effect variety configured to cooperate with the abovementioned pair of parallel inner tubes to optimize the pressure for various formulations to properly distribute through the microfluidic cell by capillary effect triggered by the adiabatic manipulation the mouthpiece and conduit offer per formulation viscosity. It is envisioned that the combination of the mouthpiece portion 160 and the parallel inner tubes allow for increased adiabatic expansion and compression, thereby providing a less intense, more even experience to a practitioner of the electronic cigarette 140. It is contemplated that the mouthpiece portion 160 and parallel inner tubes operate to reduce the risk of harm to exposed tissues by minimizing addiction potential of induced tactile responses instead of maximizing those and downstream dependence mechanisms.

Referring to FIGS. 3-5, an intelligent regulator according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a switch 180, a voltage detector 184, a regulation device 188, a display 192, a battery (not shown), an input module 196, a storage module 200, a USB interface 204, a charging management module 208, a voltage comparison module 212, a voltage stabilization module 216, and an voltage adjustment device 220. These parts are described in more details below.

The switch 180 may be electrically connected with the regulation device 188, and the regulation device 188 may be configured to detect whether the intelligent regulator should be activated according to a high voltage signal from the switch 180. The switch 180 preferably is a key-pressing switch. There are two modes of operation of the switch 180 recognized by the regulation device 188. The first mode is when the switch 180 has been switched on five times in a row for a set period of time in a shutdown condition, the intelligent regulator may be activated if the regulation device 188 detects the continuous high voltage signals from the switch 180, and the regulation device 188 outputs the menu to the display 192. If the high voltage signals produced by switching on the key-pressing switch are not continuous, or the number of the high voltage signals does not reach a setting value, the high voltage signals will be considered to be produced by wrong operations and the intelligent regulator cannot be activated. The second mode is when an end-user selects the start option in the menu after the intelligent regulator is activated, and under this option, the intelligent regulator is in a standby state ready for operation. When the end-user sends a high voltage signal to the regulation device 188 by switching on the switch 180 one time, the regulation device 188 outputs a regulate signal to make the battery supply power to a heating wire 224 comprising an atomizer after receiving the high voltage signal, and during the process, the regulation device 188 may record a start time for operating (a specific point of time to start to switch on the switch 180), an operating time (the length of time for the switch 180 being switched on), resistance of the heating wire 224 and the like. Since the intelligent regulator outputs current to the heating wire 224 so that the heating wire 224 may be heated, this should be considered as one whiff regardless of actually operating the electronic cigarette 100 by the end-user (a nicotine liquid may be introduced from a cartridge to the heating wire 224 by negative pressure created by the operation of the end-user, and the nicotine liquid may be atomized by the heat from the heating wire 224). As such, once there is a current flowing to the heating wire 224 the event may be considered as operation by the end-user, regardless if the nicotine liquid reaches the atomizer and is atomized by the heating wire 224 of the atomizer. The above description shows two important functions of the switch 180. One is to activate the intelligent regulator, and the other is to use as an actual operation of operation in a power-on state. Further, the switch 180 may also be configured to switch between the start options and a menu. For example, when the electronic cigarette 100 is in a use mode, if the end-user switches on the switch 180 five times in a set period of time, the regulation device 188 will switch the current interface to the menu interface.

Referring again to FIG. 3, the voltage detector 184 may be coupled to a heating wire 224 comprising an atomizer and configured to acquire a terminal voltage of the heating wire 224. The voltage detector 184 may be operated such that when the switch 180 has been continuously switched on five times in 1.5 seconds, the regulation device 188 will detect the condition of the heating wire 224 at first. If the heating wire 224 is in a short-circuit condition, the voltage drop between both ends of the heating wire 224 is zero and the regulation device 188 can detect the heating wire 224 is in a short-circuit condition after acquiring that the voltage across the heating wire 224 is zero. If the heating wire 224 is in an open-circuit condition, there is no current flowing through the circuit, and the regulation device 188 can detect that the heating wire 224 is in an open-circuit condition. If the heating wire 224 is in a normal condition, there is a current flowing through the circuit, and the regulation device 188 can calculate the resistance value of the heating wire 224.

In some embodiments, the regulation device 188 may be a control device, such as a microcontroller or a digital signal processor (DSP). The regulation device 188 may be configured to send a regulate signal to the voltage detector 184 to make the voltage detector 184 acquire a terminal voltage of the heating wire 224, after receiving the high voltage signal from the switch 180, detect whether the heating wire 224 of the atomizer is in a short-circuit condition, an open-circuit condition or a normal condition, according to the type of the acquired signal from the voltage detector 184, and output a detection result. An electronic cigarette menu may be incorporated into the regulation device 188, and parameters of electronic cigarette 100 may be stored in the regulation device 188. The regulation device 188 may digitally output the electronic cigarette menu and the parameters after the intelligent regulator is activated.

The display 192 may be electrically connected to an output of the regulation device 188. The display 192 may be is configured to digitally display whether the heating wire 224 is in a short-circuit condition, an open-circuit condition or a normal condition for end-users to observe the current condition of the heating wire 224 directly. The display 192 may also be configured to digitally display the electronic cigarette menu and the parameters for end-users to observe the active state of the electronic cigarette 100. As shown in FIG. 4, the display 192 includes a switching voltage booster U2 coupled to the regulation device 188. The switching voltage booster U2 outputs a voltage after acquiring a regulate signal output from the regulation device 188. The switching voltage booster U2 may be a TPS61040 chip. The display 192 also may include a display screen (not shown) coupled to an output of the switching voltage booster and configured to display the electronic cigarette menu and the values of the parameters of the electronic cigarette output from the regulation device 188 after acquiring the output voltage of the switching voltage booster. In the illustrated embodiment of FIG. 4, the display screen is an OLED display screen. The switching voltage booster U2 supplies necessary power to the display screen, for example, via a 28-pins interface. The display screen provides visualized operations in man-machine interaction, to improve operating convenience and bring higher intelligence.

Referring to FIG. 3, the input module 196 may be electrically connected to an input of the regulation device 188. The end-user may send a signal to the regulation device 188 to select options in the electronic cigarette menu via the input module 196, and sends instructions to the regulation device 188 to adjust the parameters after viewing the parameters of the electronic cigarette 100, wherein the corresponding parameters are adjusted by the regulation device 188. The storage module 200 may be coupled to an output of the regulation device 188. The regulation device 188 may store data produced during operation of the electronic cigarette 100 in the storage module 200. The input module may include a switch that is coupled to the regulation device 188. The switch may be a single-pole double-throw switch, with an advantage that the switch can be driven by a knob such that the single-pole double-throw switch can be switched on to send a signal to the regulation device 188 when the knob rotates in any direction, which provides operating convenience for users. With the combination of the input module and the regulation device 188, the parameters in the regulation device 188, such as time, date and maximum number of whiffs of one day, can be modified, which improves man-machine interaction and brings higher intelligence to end-users. In the illustrated embodiment of FIG. 3, the storage module 200 is a flash memory with a serial peripheral interface. The storage module 200 is an external memory of the regulation device 188. During operation of the electronic cigarette 100, the regulation device 188 can obtain the parameters of the state of the operation based on an internal real time clock (RTC). The parameters of the current state, such as time of operation, length of operation, resistance of the heating wire 224 and output voltage, may be stored in the storage module 200.

The battery (not shown) may be electrically connected to the switch 180, the voltage detector 184, the regulation device 188 and the display 192, respectively, and configured to supply working voltages to the switch 180, the voltage detector 184, the regulation device 188 and the display 192, respectively. Further, the battery may also supply working voltages to the charging management module 208, the voltage comparison module 212, the voltage stabilization module 216 and the voltage adjustment device 220.

Referring again to FIG. 3, the USB interface 204 may be electrically connected to the regulation device 188. The USB interface 204 is configured to use as an interface for data interaction between the regulation device 188 and an intelligence terminal device. The USB interface 204 is also coupled to a charging management module 208 which is also coupled to the regulation device 188 and the battery. The regulation device 188 can communicate with the intelligence terminal device through the USB interface 204 coupled to the intelligence terminal device, to send the data stored in the storage module 200 and produced during operation of the electronic cigarette 100 to the intelligence terminal device. The intelligence terminal device can carry out a further analysis on the data, so the end-user can see the service conditions of the electronic cigarette 100 more intuitively. The service conditions include daily conditions, weekly conditions and monthly conditions. These service conditions can be displayed on the intelligence terminal device in forms of graphs. When an external power is connected to the USB interface 204, the USB interface 204 can transmit the voltage of the external power to the charging management module 208, and the battery can be recharged via the charging management module 208. In the illustrated embodiment, the charging management module 208 can be a BQ24040 chip, with the pin 1 of the chip being coupled to the output of the USB interface 204, the pin 10 of the chip being coupled to the battery, and the pin 8 of the chip being coupled to the regulation device 188.

Referring again to FIG. 3, the voltage comparison module 212 may be coupled to the regulation device 188. The voltage comparison module 212 compares an acquired voltage of the battery with a reference voltage to obtain a voltage difference, amplifies the voltage difference after comparing, and sends the amplified voltage difference to the regulation device 188. The voltage comparison module 212 may comprise a MCP6001 chip and a peripheral circuit. The voltage comparison module 212 can compare the voltage of the battery with a reference voltage of 1.8V, amplify the voltage difference after comparing, and send the amplified voltage difference to an AD sampling interface, so that the regulation device 188 can obtain a precise voltage of the battery. The voltage comparison module 212 offsets the lack of precision of the AD sampling interface of the regulation device 188. The voltage of the battery can be output to the display 192 via the regulation device 188, so that end-users can know the voltage of the battery accurately when the intelligent regulator is at work.

Referring to FIG. 3, the voltage stabilization module 216 may be coupled to an output of the switching voltage booster U2. The voltage stabilization module 216 converts the voltage from the switching voltage booster and provides a stable voltage to the regulation device 188. In the illustrated embodiment, the voltage stabilization module 216 may be a XC620P332M chip. Since the intelligent regulator according to the present invention has a high current (greater than 1 A) at work, there may be a great voltage drop in the battery, and when the voltage of the battery is low, the voltage drop can cause the voltage of the battery become too low, making the control module 30 reset. The function of the voltage stabilization module 216 is to generate a steady voltage of 3.3V to power the regulation device 188, so as to avoid the problem of the reset of the regulation device 188 when the heating wire 224 is at work. If there is no voltage stabilization module 216 in the intelligent regulator according to the present invention, the regulation device 188 can be reset when the battery operates at about 3.6V. In the illustrated embodiment, the intelligent regulator will still work even if the voltage of the battery is decreased to 3.3V or below due to the voltage stabilization module 216.

The voltage adjustment device 220 may be coupled to the regulation device 188, configured to adjust a voltage output from the voltage adjustment device 220 to the heating wire 224 of the electronic cigarette 100 to a voltage defined by an end-user, according to a pulse width modulation signal output from the regulation device 188 based on a signal for adjusting the output voltage from the input module. The voltage adjustment device 220 may include a switching buck-boost converter, a switch pin of the switching buck-boost converter is coupled to an output of the regulation device 188, and a reference voltage pin of the switching buck-boost converter is coupled to an output of the pulse width modulation signal of the regulation device 188. When the regulation device 188 detects that the heating wire 224 is in a normal condition, the end-user can define the output voltage by the input module.

Referring to FIG. 3, the electronic cigarette 100 generally includes an atomizer (not shown), a liquid cartridge, such as the first portion 104 shown in FIG. 1, and the intelligent regulator shown in FIG. 3. The intelligent regulator may be coupled to the atomizer. As such, the electronic cigarette 100 may operate as follows: when the switch 180 has been switched on five times in a row for a set period of time in a shutdown mode, the intelligent regulator may be activated if the regulation device 188 detects the continuous high voltage signals from the switch 180, and the regulation device 188 outputs the menu to the display 192. The end-user selects the start option in the menu (other options can be selected to view, set or modify the parameters) after the intelligent regulator is activated, and under this option, the intelligent regulator is in a standby state ready for operation. When the end-user sends a high voltage signal to the regulation device 188 by switching on the switch 180 one time, the regulation device 188 outputs a regulate signal to make the battery supply power to the heating wire 224 after receiving the high voltage signal, the nicotine liquid in the liquid cartridge is introduced to the atomizer by the negative pressure created by the operation of the electronic cigarette 100 by the end-user, the nicotine liquid is atomized by the atomizer, and the vapor produced reaches the mouth of the end-user. During the process, the regulation device 188 may record a start time for operating (a specific point of time to start to switch on the switch 180), an operating time (a length of time for the switch 180 being switched on), resistance of the heating wire 224 and so on, and the intelligent regulator outputs current to the heating wire 224 such that the heating wire 224 may be heated. The special nature of the electronic cigarette 100 according to the present invention is that once there is a current flowing to the heating wire 224, the event may be considered as a puff on the electronic cigarette 100 by the end-user, regardless if the nicotine liquid reaches the atomizer and is atomized by the heating wire 224 of the atomizer.

Referring now to FIG. 5, an exemplary embodiment of a device-based method for regulating an electronic aerosolizer system of an electronic cigarette includes:

Step Q1, detecting, by the regulation device 188, whether the μUSB interface 204 is connected with a power supply with an output voltage, if the result of the detection is “No,” then proceeding to the Step S1, and if the result of the detection is “Yes,” proceeding to a Step Q2; and Step Q2, determining, by the regulation device 188, whether the power supply connected with the μUSB interface 204 is an intelligence terminal device, if the result of the determination is negative and/or signal-less, then recharging the battery, and if the result of the determination is positive and/or signaling, establishing a communication with the intelligent terminal device.

Step S1, sending, by a switch 180, a high voltage signal of ignition and/or discharge to a regulation device 188, wherein when the switch 180 is switched on B times in A second(s) and when time for one ignition and/or discharge is less than C second(s), the high voltage signal sent from the switch 180 is determined to be a valid activating signal.

Step S2, receiving, by the regulation device 188, the high voltage signal of ignition and/or discharge from the switch 180, sending a regulate signal to a voltage detector 184 to make the voltage detector 184 acquire a terminal voltage of a heating wire 224 of an aerosolizer via an acquired signal, detecting whether the heating wire 224 is in a normal or an abnormal condition, according to the acquired signal, and outputting a detection result. In the step S2, a built-in electronic aerosolizer system menu in the regulation device 188 is output to the display 192, while whether the heating wire 224 is in the normal or the abnormal condition is output to the display 192, and when the electronic aerosolizer system menu is displayed by the aforementioned display 192.

Step S3, displaying, by an external and/or internal display 192, an output signal from the regulation device 188 to show whether the heating wire 224 is in the normal or the abnormal condition, such that an end-user directly observes the condition of the heating wire 224.

Step S4, receiving, via an external or internal input device, instructions to select start options in the menu, showing parameter values in other options in the menu, or sending a signal to the regulation device 188 to adjust the parameter values, wherein the regulation device 188 adjusts the corresponding parameter values after receiving the signal for adjustment from the input device, and outputs the adjusted parameter values to the display 192 for display.

Step S5, if the regulation device 188 fails to detect the high voltage signal from the switch 180 for one ignition and/or discharge in D second(s), the regulation device 188 regulating the regulator to enter a standby state, and if the regulation device 188 detects the high voltage signal from the switch 180 for one ignition and/or discharge in D second(s), then proceeding to a Step S6.

Step S5 a, detecting, by the regulation device 188, whether a capacity of the battery is greater than 0%, if the result of the detection is negative or signal-less, proceeding to perform a shutdown, and if the result of the detection is positive or signaling, proceeding to the step S5 b.

Step S5 b of detecting whether number of drafts, drags, and/or draws of the day reaches the maximum number of drafts, drags, and/or draws, if the detected result of Step S5 b is “Yes,” then the regulation device 188 regulates the regulator to enter a standby state, and if the detected result of Step S5 b is “No,” then proceeding to Step S6.

Step S6, the regulation device 188 regulating a voltage adjustment device 220 to supply power to a load such that the electronic aerosolizer system begins operating.

Step S7, detecting, by the regulation device 188, whether the switch 180 is switched off, if the result of detection is positive or signaling, the regulator enters the standby state, and if the result of detection is negative nor signaling, proceeding to a Step S8.

Step S8, detecting, by the regulation device 188, whether the switch 180 is switched on for F second(s), if the result of detection is negative nor signaling, the regulation device 188 regulating the voltage adjustment device to supply power to a load, and if the result of detection is positive, proceeding to a Step S9.

Step S9, outputting, by the regulation device 188, a regulate signal to terminate supplying power to the load.

Step S10, in the standby state, if the regulation device 188 fails to detect the high voltage signal from the switch 180 for an ignition and/or discharge, the regulator enters a sleep state to wait to be woken up by another high voltage signal from the switch 180 to the regulation device 188.

While the invention has been described in terms of particular variations and illustrative figures, those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that the invention is not limited to the variations or figures described. In addition, where methods and steps described above indicate certain events occurring in certain order, those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that the ordering of certain steps may be modified and that such modifications are in accordance with the variations of the invention. Additionally, certain of the steps may be performed concurrently in a parallel process when possible, as well as performed sequentially as described above. To the extent there are variations of the invention, which are within the spirit of the disclosure or equivalent to the inventions found in the claims, it is the intent that this patent will cover those variations as well. Therefore, the present disclosure is to be understood as not limited by the specific embodiments described herein, but only by scope of the appended claims. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A device-based method for regulating an electronic aerosolizer system with optional smartphone application integration, comprising: step S1, sending, by a switch, a high voltage signal of ignition and/or discharge to a regulation device; step S2, receiving, by the regulation device, the high voltage signal of ignition and/or discharge from the switch, sending a regulate signal to a voltage detector to make the voltage detector acquire a terminal voltage of a heating wire of an aerosolizer via an acquired signal, detecting whether the heating wire is in a normal or an abnormal condition, according to the acquired signal, and outputting a detection result; and step S3, displaying, by an external and/or internal display, an output signal from the regulate device to show whether the heating wire is in the normal or the abnormal condition, such that a user directly observes the condition of the heating wire.
 2. The method of claim 1, wherein in the step S2, a built-in electronic aerosolizer system menu in the regulation device is output to the display, while whether the heating wire is in the normal or the abnormal condition is output to the display, and when the electronic aerosolizer system menu is displayed by the aforementioned display in the step S3, a following step is executed: step S4, receiving, via an external or internal input device, instructions to select start options in the menu, showing parameter values in other options in the menu, or sending a signal to the regulation device to adjust the parameter values, wherein the regulation device adjusts the corresponding parameter values after receiving the signal for adjustment from the input device, and outputs the adjusted parameter values to the display for display.
 3. The method of claim 2, wherein before the step of S1, the device-based method further comprises: step Q1, detecting, by the regulation device, whether a Universal Serial Bus (μUSB) interface is connected with a power supply with an output voltage, if the result of the detection is no, then proceeding to the step S1, and if the result of the detection is yes, proceeding to a step Q2; and the step Q2, determining, by the regulation device, whether the power supply connected with the μUSB interface is an intelligence terminal device, if the result of the determination is negative and/or signal-less, then recharging the battery, and if the result of the determination is positive and/or signaling, establishing a communication with the intelligent terminal device; wherein when the switch is switched on B times in A second(s) and when time for one ignition and/or discharge is less than C second(s), the high voltage signal sent from the switch is determined to be a valid activating signal.
 4. The method of claim 2, wherein in the step S4, if an option of starting in the menu is selected, whether manually or remotely through the Bluetooth coordinated smartphone application, the device-based method further comprises: step S5, if the regulation device fails to detect the high voltage signal from the switch for one ignition and/or discharge in D second(s), the regulation device regulating the regulator to enter a standby state, and if the regulation device detects the high voltage signal from the switch for one ignition and/or discharge in D second(s), then proceeding to a step S6; and the step S6, the regulation device regulating a voltage adjustment device to supply power to a load such that the electronic aerosolizer system starts to be smoked.
 5. The method of claim 4, wherein after the step of S5, the device-based method further comprises step S5, detecting, by the regulation device, whether a capacity of the battery is greater than 0%, if the result of the detection is negative or signal-less, proceeding to perform a shutdown, and if the result of the detection is positive or signaling, proceeding to the step S6, while updating the Bluetooth integrated smartphone application.
 6. The method of claim 5, wherein parameters of the regulation device of the electronic aerosolizer system include a maximum number of draft, drag, and/or draws of one day, and between the steps S5 a and S6, the device-based method further comprises a step S5 b of detecting whether number of draft, drag, and/or draws of the day reaches the maximum number of draft, drag, and/or draws, if the detected result of S5 b is yes, then the regulation device regulates the regulator to enter a standby state, and if the detected result of S5 b is negative nor signaling, then proceeding to S6.
 7. The method of claim 5, wherein after supplying power to the load of the step S6, the device-based method further comprises: step S7, detecting, by the regulation device, whether the switch is switched off, if the result of detection is positive or signaling, the regulator enters the standby state, and if the result of detection is negative nor signaling, proceeding to a step S8; the step S8, detecting, by the regulation device, whether the switch is switched on for F second(s), if the result of detection is negative nor signaling, the regulation device regulating the voltage adjustment device to supply power to a load, and if the result of detection is positive, proceeding to a step S9; and the step S9, outputting, by the regulation device, a regulate signal to terminate supplying power to the load.
 8. The method of claim 7, further comprising a step S10 wherein in the standby state, if the regulation device fails to detect the high voltage signal from the switch for an ignition and/or discharge, the regulator enters a sleep state to wait to be woken up by another high voltage signal from the switch to the regulation device.
 9. The method of claim 1, further comprising: acquiring, by the voltage detector, a voltage of the battery; comparing the acquired voltage of the battery with a reference voltage by the voltage comparison device to obtain a voltage difference; amplifying the voltage difference after comparing and sending the amplified voltage difference to the regulation device; and converting, by the regulation device, the amplified voltage difference to get an actual value of the voltage of the battery, obtaining the remaining number of draft, drag, and/or draws for the voltage of the battery according to the actual value of the voltage and the output voltage required for one ignition and/or discharge of the switch, and outputting the voltage of the battery and the remaining number of draft, drag, and/or draws to the display for the user to directly observe the current voltage of the battery and the remaining number of draft, drag, and/or draws.
 10. A device-based method for regulating an electronic aerosolizer system, comprising: Step S7, detecting, by a regulation device, whether a switch is switched off, after supplying power to the load, if the result of detection is yes, the regulator enters the standby state, and if the result of detection is no, proceeding to a step S8; the step S8, detecting, by the regulation device, whether the switch is switched on for F second(s), if the result of detection is no, the regulation device regulating a voltage adjustment device to supply power to a load, and if the result of detection is yes, proceeding to a step S9; and the step S9, outputting, by the regulation device, a regulate signal to terminate supplying power to the load.
 11. The method of claim 10, wherein before the step S7, the device-based method further comprises: step S5, after an option of starting is selected, if the regulation device fails to detect the high voltage signal from the switch for one ignition and/or discharge in D second(s), the regulation device regulating the regulator to enter a standby state, and if the regulation device detects the high voltage signal from the switch for one ignition and/or discharge in D second(s), then proceeding to a step S6; and the step S6, the regulation device regulating a voltage adjustment device to supply power to a load such that the electronic aerosolizer system starts to be operated.
 12. The method of claim 11, wherein after the step of S5, the device-based method further comprises step S5, detecting, by the regulation device, whether a capacity of the battery is greater than 0%, if the result of the detection is no, proceeding to perform a shutdown, and if the result of the detection is yes, proceeding to the step S6.
 13. The method of claim 12, wherein parameters of the regulation device of the electronic aerosolizer system include a maximum number of draft, drag, and/or draws of one day, and between the steps S5 a and S6, the device-based method further comprises a step S5 b of detecting whether number of draft, drag, and/or draws of the day reaches the maximum number of draft, drag, and/or draws, if the detected result of S5 b is yes, then the regulation device regulates the regulator to enter a standby state, and if the detected result of S5 b is negative, then proceeding to S6.
 14. The method of claim 11, the device-based method further comprises: step S1, sending, by the switch, a high voltage signal of ignition and/or discharge to the regulation device; step S2, receiving, by the regulation device, the high voltage signal of ignition and/or discharge from the switch, sending a regulating signal to a voltage detector to make the voltage detector acquire a terminal voltage of a heating wire of an aerosolizer via an acquired signal, detecting whether the heating wire is in a normal or an abnormal condition, according to the acquired signal, and outputting a detection result; and step S3, displaying, by an external and/or internal display, an output signal from the regulation device to show whether the heating wire is in the normal or the abnormal condition, such that a user directly observes the condition of the heating wire; step S4, receiving, via an external and/or internal input device, instructions to select start options in the menu, showing parameter values in other options in the menu, or sending a signal to the regulation device to adjust the parameter values, wherein the regulation device adjusts the corresponding parameter values after receiving the signal for adjustment from the input device, and outputs the adjusted parameter values to the display for external and/or internal display.
 15. The method of claim 14, wherein before the step of S1, the device-based method further comprises: step Q1, detecting, by the regulation device, whether a micro Universal Serial Bus (μUSB) interface is connected with a power supply with an output voltage, if the result of the detection is negative or signal-less, then proceeding to the step S1, and if the result of the detection is yes, proceeding to a step Q2; and the step Q2, determining, by the regulation device, whether the power supply connected with the μUSB interface is an intelligence terminal device, if the result of the determination is negative or signal-less, then recharging the battery, and if the result of the determination is yes, establishing a communication with the intelligent terminal regulator device.
 16. The method of claim 14, wherein when the switch is switched on B times in A second(s) and when time for one ignition and/or discharge is less than C second(s), the high voltage signal sent from the switch is determined to be a valid activating signal.
 17. The method of claim 14, further comprising: acquiring, by the voltage detector, a voltage of the battery; comparing the acquired voltage of the battery with a reference voltage by the voltage comparison device to obtain a voltage difference or load; amplifying the voltage difference after comparing and sending the amplified voltage difference to the regulation device; and converting, by the regulation device, the amplified voltage difference to get a real-time value of the voltage of the battery, obtaining the remaining number of draft, drag, and/or draws for the voltage of the battery according to the actual value of the voltage and the output voltage required for one ignition and/or discharge of the switch, and outputting the voltage of the battery and the remaining number of draft, drag, and/or draws to the display for the user to directly observe the current voltage of the battery and the remaining number of draft, drag, and/or draws.
 18. The method of claim 10, further comprising a step S10 wherein in the standby state, if the regulation device fails to detect the high voltage signal from the switch for an ignition and/or discharge, the regulator enters a sleep state to wait to be woken up by another high voltage signal from the switch to the regulation device.
 19. A device-based method for regulating an electronic aerosolizer system, comprising: steps S1 through S10, and subsequent alternate steps Q1 and Q2, wherein culminating device-based methodologies function based on ignition signaling and/or pressure-sensitive adiabatic manipulation; and wherein ignition triggers generate external and/or internal regulation depending on or targeting for optimal aerosolization, while optional updates to a Bluetooth integrated smartphone application tracks usage.
 20. A device-based method for optimizing user air-flow, comprising: using a single to multiple carburetor system of the conduit holding frame within the device with a sliding grip to adjust the amount of exposure for 0.8 mm-1.8 mm carburetor holes, vents, punctures, perforations and the like. 